16. May 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

CNBC has an article and slideshow on the best cities for college grads.  The cities were ranked on employment rates, cost of living, annual income, and rental inventory.  A few of the cities on the list are Boston, Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Washington DC.  Washington DC has one of the highest annual incomes at slightly over $62,000.

To read the CNBC article, please click here:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/47376598

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27. April 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

The US News 2013 Medical School rankings for research have Harvard University ranked number one.  Johns Hopkins University finished second in the rankings and the University of Pennsylvania was third.  Stanford University was fourth in the rankings.

To visit the US News Medical School Rankings, please click here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings

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26. March 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

MIT finished first in the US News Engineering School rankings for 2013.  Stanford University came in second and the University of California Berkeley was third.  The Georgia Institute of Technology was fourth and has the highest enrollment of any of the top schools.  The California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois were tied for fifth place.

To view the US News 2013 Engineering Rankings, please click here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings

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20. March 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill will be held on April 17th, 2012.  Events will take place in room #902 of the Hart Senate Office Building.  There will be more than 60 financial literacy exhibitors and the event is open to the public.  Democratic Senator Daniel Akaka and Republican Senator Mike Enzi are honorary co-hosts of the event.

To visit the JumpStart site, please click here:

http://www.jumpstart.org/hill-day.html

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13. March 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

The United States Mint Education site provides information for educators and kids.  The site provides teachers with teaching tools, lesson plans, and trivia.  In addition, the U.S. Mint Education site offers kids puzzles, interactive games, and U.S. Mint trivia.

To visit the U.S. Mint Education site, please click here:

http://www.usmint.gov/education/

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8. March 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

MyMoney.gov provides resources for  financial literacy and planning.  The financial information is provided by the Department of the Treasury, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Education, and the Office of the Comptroller of Currency.  The financial resources are for children as well as adults.

To visit the MyMoney.Gov site, please click here:

http://www.mymoney.gov/myresources.html

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12. February 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent Yahoo! Education article discusses business careers that do not require an MBA.  The careers listed in the article include accountant, public relations specialist, and personal financial advisor.  Although an MBA is not required, a business school degree would still be an asset in these fields.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/business_careers_without_an_mba.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&usid=3d2dec00-55ca-11e1-986a-0019b9eb0fc7

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24. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Yahoo! Education has an article on the best career oriented college majors.  The article discusses the employment prospects and real world applications of each major.  A few of the majors are nursing, education, and business administration.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/career-minded_degrees.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&partner=1946&usid=485d9120-46fc-11e1-86d6-001d0963fefd

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15. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

FINS Finance provides news and articles on the finance industry.  In addition, FINS Finance offers a job search tool that allows for searches by location and job sector.  There is also a finance career guide for students and graduates.

To visit the FINS Finance site, please click here:

http://www.fins.com/Finance

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9. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

The Jumpstart Annual Awards Dinner will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington DC on April 18th 2012.   The reception is scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm with Dinner starting at 7:30 pm.  The Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy is based in Washington DC.

To visit the Jumpstart site, please click here:

http://www.jumpstart.org/2012-awards-dinner.html

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4. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

A recent Yahoo! Education article discusses seven health care careers.  For each career the article provides the average salary, the degree or certificate requirements, and the reason that the field is in high demand.  Medical assistant and dental assistant are the top two health care careers listed in the article.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/hot_health_care_careers_2.htm?wid=7&svkid=EZPJ&partner=1946&usid=fb936660-3753-11e1-9742-0019b9eb0fc7

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30. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

CNN Fortune has an article on the Poets and Quants MBA Dean of the Year.  Poets and Quants awarded their first Dean of the Year award to Robert Bruner.  Bruner is the Dean of the Darden School of Business.  Darden is the School of Business at the University of Virginia.  Bruner has helped to recruit one out of every four of Darden faculty members.  In addition, applications have risen to eight applicants for every seat.

To read the CNN Fortune article, please click here:

http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/12/21/b-school-dean-of-the-year-uva-dardens-robert-bruner/

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26. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

FINS Sales & Marketing provides career news, advice, and job listings.  FINS is part of the Wall Street Journal Network and also has an area for Finance and Technology.  Recent FINS Sales & Marketing articles cover holiday shopping trends, hedge fund marketer compensation, and job search advice.

To visit the FINS Sales & Marketing site, please click here:

http://sales-jobs.fins.com/

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20. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

Cornell University was awarded the right to build an applied science campus in New York City.  The campus will be built on Roosevelt Island and it will support as many as 2,500 graduate students.  Cornell is expected to spend over $2 billion on the project.

To read a related Wall Street Journal article, please click here:

http://online.wsj.com/article/APfa8d9fd1b8bd43aa9f86ca3482a23318.html

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14. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The US News Short List provides rankings and data that is separate from the US News overall rankings.  The Short List for colleges provides lists of the most expensive and least expensive public and private colleges.  Also, there are articles on the academics and faculty at different schools.  The Short List also provides data on schools that have the most and fewest cars on campus.

To visit the US News Short List, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college

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